Chicoma Mountain

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Chicoma Mountain is a prominent peak in northern New Mexico revered as a sacred site by the Tewa people and known for its forested slopes and expansive views.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
sacred site
access forest roads and hiking trails
alsoKnownAs Tewa (Ancestral Puebloan-related)
surface form: Tsi-pʼin-owinge (in Tewa contexts, for the broader area)
category Landforms of the Jemez Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
surface form: Mountains of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Sacred mountains
climate high-elevation montane climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificanceFor Tewa people
elevation approximately 11,561 feet
approximately 3525 meters
environment mixed conifer forest
subalpine forest
geologicalType volcanic mountain
hasViewOf Jemez Mountains region
surface form: Jemez Mountains

Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Valles Caldera
knownFor expansive views
religious significance to Tewa pueblos
landCover forested slopes
locatedIn Jemez Mountains region
surface form: Jemez Mountains

New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
surface form: Sangre de Cristo Mountains region

Tewa ancestral homeland
northern New Mexico
locatedNear Los Alamos, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
mountainRangeHighPointOf Jemez Mountains region
surface form: Jemez Mountains
near Pueblo communities along the Rio Grande
partOf Jemez Mountains region
surface form: Jemez Mountains

Jemez volcanic field
protectedBy U.S. Forest Service
region Northern New Mexico
surface form: Northern Rio Grande region
sacredTo Tewa people
spiritualRole sacred mountain in Tewa cosmology
topographicProminence major peak of northern New Mexico
usedFor backcountry recreation
hiking
within Carson National Forest
surface form: Carson National Forest (boundary region)

Santa Fe National Forest

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Jemez Mountains region highestPoint Chicoma Mountain